Remix This!

Remix References

First I watched Everything is a Remix (Part 1). this video was very interesting to me because I have never noticed how common remixes are in everyday life. This video showed that in the entertainment industry especially, almost everything is a remix. I never considered knock offs and covers remixes until Kirby Ferguson explained it in his video. In part 1, he focused on the music industry, using Led Zeppelin as his main example. I really liked the part about the man cutting up pieces of paper and piecing them together to create something completely different.

(Also, I loved the little clip of Charlie bit my finger. )

 

Next, I watched Everything is a Remix (Part 3), this video begins with talking about how we learn from copying. For example, musicians learn from performing covers and some writers may copy an entire novel to understand what it is like to write a book. Ferguson says that the best works come from combining ideas together. For instance, the printing press and the Ford company combined ideas of others to create an even better product and process. The keys to creating are COPY, TRANSFORM, COMBINE. According to Ferguson, this is exactly what Apple did to create the successful Macintosh computer.

 

And just for fun, I watched “A fair(y) use tale” I don’t know if it is a great way to teach copyright, but it was extremely entertaining. This must have taken hours to complete, I think it is a great example of remix! Who ever completed this has an awesome imagination!

 

Examples of REMIX

I thought this was BRILLIANT. This is a remix since it uses both a song and a movie and mashes them together as one. The music for the song has been remixed with video clips from star wars that parallel with the lyrics of the song. I can not believe someone did this, it looks ridiculously time consuming. I am in shock after watching this! Who would have though Star Wars and Call me maybe could be blended so nicely!

This video was mind boggling as well, I wonder how they discovered that these two videos would mix so nicely together. I really liked how they played around with the volume and switched back and forth between Kermit and the musician. If I weren’t watching a video of it and only heard the audio, I would have assumed it was all one song not a remix.

This is a FANTASTIC mash-up of Twilight and Buffy the Vampire Slayer! The dialogue lined up perfectly, if I were not familiar with these movies I probably wouldn’t have realized it was two different ones. I am floored once again with the time this must have taken and the creativity that had to exist. I wish I was creative enough to make a mash up like this one. The made me laugh due to the irony of the vampire movie and vampire slayer movie being mashed up. It seemed like the vampire was falling in love with the vampire slayer, in the mash-up

Recycle The Media:

This is mashup assignment 746, “Recycle the Media” is it worth 3 stars. The assignment read:

“During the Fall 2012 iteration of ds106 taught at UMW, we collected media from students that was unused in their previous work uploaded to http://dropitto.me/ds106phonar (the password was “photos4life” newly added media might take some time to be moved- we have to feed the squirrels that do this manual labor). The content was migrated to a public download site, which contains at least 150 images, audio and video http://minus.com/mvKXzhhcO.

Your task for this assignment is to mashup at least 7 different pieces of this media to make a new story, and use at least 2 different types (e.g. audio and image, imahe and video). The story most likely would be done as a video, but see if you can make these different kinds of media make sense as the content. What kind of recycled story can you make out of this cast off media?”

 

This assignment was kind of difficult. There wasn’t as much recycled media as I thought there would be, but I made it work with what I had. I created a short (extremely short) story about walking on a beach and forgetting my sunglasses. I walked back to the hotel (alone) where the Joker was waiting for me.

First, I downloaded all of the media I wanted to use for my story. I copied all 9 pieces (3 audio, 6 photos) to Windows Movie maker. (The Joker was supposed to be a GIF but he wasn’t being very cooperative.) I played around with the timing of the photos and audio and then I added a caption to each photo so you would have some idea what is happening. I hope you enjoy it! I know it isn’t the most entertaining thing you’ve ever watched.

 

Media used:

http://i.minus.com/ibfcGx7jIk7xsK.JPG

http://i.minus.com/i7mOLZYEl34Z7.jpg

http://minus.com/lPBFN2CXYLj7J

http://i.minus.com/iU0MTDfwqZH2B.jpeg

http://minus.com/lHg2EIy6lZ6kb

http://minus.com/lbzjPUBjEVaXbw

http://i.minus.com/iU7Az4KMCobeL.jpg

http://i.minus.com/ie1bbH0Lowy60.png

http://i.minus.com/ibzNiRHrdXoRS0.gif

Toy Story Mashup

This is 4 star mash up assignment “Ben Harwood’s Track blazing troubadour” it is mash-up assignment 135. The assignment read:

“Make a movie trailer by taking a trilogy, or any series of movies (LOTR, Saw, Final Destination etc.) and combine scenes from all the trailers to make one trailer…”

I chose to use Toy Story, I found a trailer for each movie and mashed them all up together. (Media used: Toy Story 1, Toy Story 2, Toy Story 3)

I used a few small clips from each trailer to create my own trailer! In my new trailer the story line is a little different. . .

While Andy and his friends are downstairs all of Andy’s toys are watching TV. The toy soldiers are on the lookout for intruders and warn the other toys when Andy is coming upstairs. Then all the toys become lifeless again. UNTIL Woody is toy napped! All of the toys go on an adventure to find and rescue Woody. They rescue him, but when they return they find out Andy is all grown up and leaving for college soon. Andy’s mom asks him want he wants to do with all of his toys, he has a flashback of when he was younger playing with his toys. Although Andy is very attached to his toys, he knows he doesn’t need them. He donates them to a daycare where they are violated. The end.

I used Windows movie maker to create this. I watched each trailer a few times and then I began trying out different clips in different orders, I didn’t go in with a plan. I just figured out what I wanted and didn’t want as a created the mash up. I think it came out pretty well, there are a few areas where the editing skills could have been a bit sharper. But I am content with the way it came out.

I wonder why they have so many Toy Story movies, I like them all rolled together better!

Say it Like Peanut Butter, REMIXED

This is a Remix of Say it like peanut butter with a “Countrify it” remix card. Basically I had to create an animated GIF of one of my favorite movies but it had to include some type of “country” element. Also, I had to use media that someone else already used…

 

As I was looking as the examples I noticed that someone had used Sweet Home Alabama for their GIF (Dont thouch that, its HOT!!) I thought that would be perfect!!!

I began watching scenes from Sweet Home Alabama, and remembered this one! It is the seen where Melanie comes back to Alabama after 7 years to get Jake to sign their divorce papers. Jake is angry at her for leaving and is still in love with her. He keeps refusing to sign by making up excuses.

In this first GIF they are fighting through the door he just slammed in her face (and his blinds are not cooperating with him). I believe his exact words were:

“The only reason I ain’t signing is cause you’ve turned into some hoity-toity Yankee bitch, and I’d like nothing better right now than to piss you off.“

Then in the second GIF, Jake thinks she left. He grabs a beer like he is on a mission and starts chugging. But then he notices the door is open…Melanie used the hide-a-key she hid 7 years ago.

 

 

Then a lot of drama happens….

Basically she FINALLY got him to sign the divorce, but she sends the papers to the lawyer before she signed them too. They were still married and ended up together in the end. And live happily ever after.

This GIF shows the scene where Melanie and Jake FINALLY make it to their wedding reception…7 years later.

 

To create these GIFs I used Format Factory. I usually use MPEG Streamclip but it has not been cooperating with my computer at all. Format Factory makes things so much easier! I downloaded the video clips from youtube, using Keepvid.

Media Used:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0f9-UMTa-4M

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfzO-KZgH4o

 

REFLECTION:

Ahhh Mashups. The examples that I watched were so amazing! I am jealous that I am not creative enough (or patient enough) to create something like the Starwars/Call me maybe video or the Disney/Copyright video. They were all so entertaining, and hilarious! It was cool (and annoying) to use everyones recycled media this week. I had a few problems, such as downloading the GIF and some of the sounds wouldn’t play for me. But I was able to create a story out of pictures and audio in the end.

I really enjoyed mashing up all three toy story movies it is no where near the star wars/call me maybe video but I am proud of it! It was fun messing around with the story line! And I think since it is so short, there isn’t a copyright issue? Yes? maybe? I think that’s correct!

The GIFs were fun! It gave me an excuse to stay up all night watching Sweet Home Alabama (I LOVE THAT MOVIE).

This week really opened my eyes to how common Remixes/Mashups are! I was in shock of how almost everything is a remix!